Physical Performance Measures for Manual Wheelchair Users

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Baltimore,
Maryland

Purpose:

The project is intended to modify the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) for manual
wheelchair users. It will determine if the new measure is a better measure of community
independence for manual wheelchair users than the FIM. During the Phase 1 of the study it
will then use this new measure to determine whether a home exercise program increases
functional independence in wheelchair users. In Phases II and III of the study 120 manual
wheelchair users will participate to test and validate the new measure and to test the
effectiveness of therapeutic exercise. Subjects will range in age from 20 to 79 yrs. and
have a variety of disabilities.

Criteria:

Wheelchair users

NCT ID:

NCT00011544

Primary Contact:

John Fryer, Ph.D., Asst. DirectorDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research